Pala gives me a new assignment.

The only redskin that I ever saw had a sunburn.When I was in VA, some do gooders were complaining about the local H.S. football teams`s name of Braves.When some one bothered to ask the Powahatan Indin leaders,they liked the name.Idiots come in all colors.

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While I`m on the soapbox,I`ve drank plenty of beers with Indins who were not wearing a sign that said,instant idiot,just add alcohol.
 
GORKHA:
  • s/b spelled as GORKHA.
  • s/b pronunciated as GORKHA.
I guess there are two places that caused all this misspell @ mispronunce:
  • Character "O" sometimes is written as "OO" ie. GOORKHA or "U" ie. GURKHA.
  • Characters "KH" sometimes is written as "K" only ie. GORKA or "H" only ie. GORHA.
  • The worst part is when both places are written wrongly ie. GOORKA or GOORHA or GURKA or GURHA.
I personally don't think that it was British's fault - BUT IT IS ENGLISH FAULT ... that's why:
  • QOHIROH is misspelled as CAIRO.
  • MAKKAH is misspelled as MECCA.
  • SINGAPURA is misspelled as SINGAPORE
  • ISKANDARIAH is misspelled as ALEXANDRIA.
  • URDUN is misspelled as JORDAN.
  • MELAYU is misspelled as MALAY.
  • Is KATHMANDU spelled correctly? etc ... etc!
Pala & Pakcik Bill.
I salute both of you for the English Spelling correction effort!

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MOHD is right on.The way this happened is that english speakers spell phonetically.It gets the job done,and everyone knows what everyone else is saying.If you add a ~ to canyon,does it change anything?
 
ghostsix,
A tilde might not change anything, but _not_ using it might cost a few thousand votes in the Texas primary
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Uncle Bill,
Out of respect for Pala I'll try to conform my spelling to his wishes. Good luck on reforming the world. Now that I have 23 of the things, my wife has finally learned that they are "gurkha knives" rather than "big ugly knives". Another 23 and she may learn "kukri", but I'm not holding my breath till it happens
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Berk
 
BERKLEY: Thank the occupant of whatever heaven you believe in. It's wonderful to know that someone else is only ONE behind me. I'm not even going to mention John Powell - he's in an altogether different league. You and I snort or smoke the stuff ( khuks ). John mainlines it.
 
Rusty,
After looking at the quality of some of John Powell's (as shown on Lee Jones' page via Howard;s FAQs) I have to think he's developed an incredible tolerance for the good stuff. If I tried to do anything as strong I'd have heart failure
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Berk
 
Like any self respecting junkie, I have taken in the good and bad.
It has taken many years to find authentic pieces vs junk and fakes. But all of them have been worth it.
I tend to examples of many types and then variations on those themes.
I will buy a standard looking WW II CBI piece just because it has a unique scabbard or cho. Even blades with a new type of 'chirra' make the cut.
Military marks are a whole seperate study, but I will add new pieces if warranted.
Grip material also tends to add new items. I have buffalo horn, deer horn, aluminum, silver, brass and everyones favorite, ivory. My favorite is a really well used and worn piece of wood, but I do like to point out the 3 rhinocerous horn pieces. Totally unique.
With all the luck I've had in collecting and
studying khukuris the best part is giving a novice a knife to start his own interest and knowing where they came from and what history they hold.

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MOHD,Alexander could pretty much name anything he wanted to in 323BC.I don`t think that that one will fly.
 
Gorkha it shall be Uncle.

Thank you Pala for the correct spelling. Sorry we were not addressing them (and you) properly before
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OK, here's the "official" version from the Gurkha Museum.
In its' earliest Romanised form it was spelled "Gorka". Then for a period it became "Goorkah" or "Goorka", followed by "Goorkha" which is the form followed throughout the 19th Century.
In 1891 there was an official revision of all Romanised transliterations and from that date on all official spelling in use in British Service has been "Gurkha".
Between 1902 and 1915 the acute accent was put on the 'u' of Ghurka.
With independence in 1947 India went back to their official spelling as "Gorkha".

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It will be a big confusion when you want to address a somebody but using a wrong spelling for his name ie.
  • Pala vs Pele vs Paula (3 different persons).
  • Bill vs Bell vs Bull vs Ball (4 different persons).
I think the best way is to follow the spelling as the owner of self like it! There may be different persons with same name - it's OK! but at least in the Himalayan Imports Forums ...
  • Pala should be spelled as PALA.
  • Pakcik Bill should be spelled as Pakcik BILL.
  • Gorkha should be spelled as GORKHA.
Please correct me if I'm wrong!
 
Pala would have enough trouble in his own small house,and I`m not convinced that he is effective, there,without taking on the world.A man should know his limitations.Someone,please,say that I have one!It gets old not to have any.Or,at least weary.
 
If you harm another,you,no less harm yourself.That is the truth.Some people need killing.We all know that.We just wish that someone else did it.Ya`ll want me to do it.I don`t like it any more than you do.
 
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